iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dakota @dakotasmithart.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you!

Marvel comics superhero Lectronn illustrated in the style of Marvel Rivals the video game

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CriticalCyd @criticalcyd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It's funny AI techbros make the argument "this is just what AAA games are going to be now, get used to it" as if I'd struggle even a little giving them up Buddy there's thousands of cool indies I already don't have enough time for and thousands more retro games to fall back on, AAA can go suck it

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Drake (Lycan Subscribe) @trailerdrake.com · 09/10/2026

Incredibly grateful to have gotten some time to talk with @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social. The work he has been doing with Nerds for Literacy has been inspiring to see. Genuinely one of the most uplifting people in the comics space.

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rk @ruka481.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Time for a regular comm post Starting at $120, contact through forms, link and more details below. Not first come first served, I'll pick ones that I like most.

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Joy Content 🏳️‍⚧️🐒 @joycontent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

decided to hop on the latest art trend how did I do

Just words that read 'Trans people matter more than doing a Harry Potter art trend'

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Ryan Miller // TFcon Orlando 2026! @tgping.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

G1 1985 artbook painting 40 of 46! Topspin!

Watercolor painting of toy inspired g1 transformer Topspin

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Dakota @dakotasmithart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Quick sketch of Sora while at work yesterday. #kingdomhearts

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Arthur @cpthamburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jet Force Gemini was one of those games I always wanted to play as a kid but didn't know how to get my hands on it. No idea what kind of game it was. Just looked cool

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lyssa ✨ @lyssahh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📌 Hi! I'm Lyssa, a disabled art hobbyist. I love to draw characters and play farming sims, mostly. :3 If you would ever consider donating to me (which I'd really appreciate!) please use the following link ❤️ paypal.me/caterica3 OR, please check out my commission info! lyssahh.carrd.co

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Arron Automata @arrontk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I miss the old days of gaming. Before paywalls, ridiculous prices and collectors editions not coming with the game. We really didn’t know how good we had it.

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Vox ☕🍂📖🎃 @pickupthevoxophone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cheers to everyone that makes video games, writes books, and creates art right now. You're doing everyone around you a great service, offering a small reprieve from the noise of the world today. You're making things worth experiencing.

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Felicita 🐏🩸 @sheepishvampire.itch.io · 14/09/2026

im kinda sick of "accessibility" being lumped in with make a game easier and instead of playable for a different population group.

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nrcgray.bsky.social @nrcgray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I finally finished painting this Dark Revenant, strength build version:

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Squeaky Llama🏳️‍⚧️ @squeakyllama.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If i gonna be honest, part of why im not afraid of a game industry crash is the companies crashing are the ones largely making the games i don't play.

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psudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My guiding moonlight...

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Steam Powered Giraffe @steampoweredgiraffe.com · 07/09/2026

Our Boston show is SOLD OUT! But there are still VIP Meet & Greet passes available to purchase if you are attending! Already have a ticket to the show but want to meet the band afterward? VIP Meet & Greet passes are available on our website! 🤖 👉 www.spgiraffestore.com/products/ste...

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Weyland - ttv/weyland_here @weyland.live · 26/08/2026

FYI the HUGE number of AI slop at GamesCom's opening night live is not a sign that the industry has normalized AI. It's a ploy to make you believe that. These games are all by the same 3 or 4 publishers. This is a concerted effort to make consumers accept AI.

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hexacult @hexacult.art · 26/08/2026

I think it would be good for the world if GTA 6 bombs. I know it won't. I don't even think it will be bad. But I'm really grossed out by how much the AAA game industry seems to be hinging all their hopes on this megaproduction. This shit can't be sustainable.

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's my birthday today!!! So here's my art! 🎉✨

Illustration made during Paul Scott Canavan's mentorship. It features a man wearing black and red, with a bird's mask and swords on his hips. His hand is stretched up as a large hawk-like bird is going to land on his glove. Behind him, he has a grey horse with its ears drawn back. Both the bird and the horse's eyes are glowing. They are all in the middle of a dark, foggy nordic forest with aurora in the dark sky.

La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance

Two illustrations. To the left is a vampire in anguish, blood dripping down his mouth, hands over his face and over his heart, as two long-fingered hands with claws are coming from above, trying to get to him.

The second image is Lucia in the dark, holding a candle, wearing a more victorian inspired outfit. There's a sliver of a glowing circle behind her. Her eyes are glowing.

Two Illustrations. To the left is an illustration of Alistair Theirin, wearing a grey warden uniform but standing, kinda sadly, in front of a wall holding a crown over his head.

To the right is an illustration of Kim Kitsuragi from Disco Elysium leaning against a wall-like thing, holding a cigarette, blowing out smoke that swirls around the image. there's a small strip of light glowing on his face and glasses.

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“You sure do read a lot” “Why are you reading in a bar” “Whatcha reading” “It’s so funny when women pretend to read in public to look smart” “I bet you don’t understand one third of that book” Things men who were strangers to me have said to me while I was reading. Why are men? Allowed to speak

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Matt Garbutt @artmonkeymg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

⚠️ Emergency Commissions ⚠️ I'm flat out broke and just got 3ish days of electricity left, fun times!

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sara fabrizi @sarafabrizi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

the latest kingdom hearts news made me feel so nostalgic ❤️‍🩹 I have so many good memories with these games… I ended up drawing sora and riku in my sketchbook! and yes, kingdom hearts 2 is still my favorite one. always will be ⭐️ . #fanart #art #sketch #drawing #kh

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Chaos Akuma 🔥⛩️【VCAN】Yōkai VT @chaosakuma.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A customer at my store today bought 25 games for $250, getting so excited that he finally got the PS3 he never had growing up and finally gets to enjoy and own the games he always wanted. THIS is why physical media matters, and why we need to save discs. 👏

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

JIM HENSON wrote a letter to his Children to be opened after his death. It’s entirely beautiful.

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Dakota @dakotasmithart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#Bionicleday I never knew this was a thing! Here’s a quick piece I did for a rug tufting class my wife and I took years ago! I wanted simple color and shading. Never made this rug, teacher said it was too complex for my first lol ended up making an MTG card back. #810nicleday #Bionicle

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Drake (Lycan Subscribe) @trailerdrake.com · 28/07/2026

I will never get tired of how offended people get when you call them broke for using AI slop. If you want to show off how much money you have, commission an artist.

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Álvaro Jiménez @alvarojimenez.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I've got the immense pleasure of painting this endpaper for Toll the Hounds, the eighth book from the Malazan Chronicles by Stiven Erikson!! Hope you like the endpaper and the book!! #stevenerikson #illustration #karsa #segullehthesecond #grimdark #dragon #alvarojimenez

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Dakota @dakotasmithart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

SCORPION! A pen drawing during a work meeting because I’m looking forward to Brand New Day!

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Steam Powered Giraffe @steampoweredgiraffe.com · 27/07/2026

Portland, we love you!! Thank you for an amazing evening together at the Aladdin Theater. 🦒 We appreciate all the love and support! Special thanks to Hatchworth (SamHears) for brining his Hatchworthness to the show! #steampoweredgiraffe #livemusic #liveconcert #portlandconcerts

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FlanCortes@NYCC#J-37 @flancortes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Opening some more sketch comm slots! DM if intrested! Plus some recent examples below

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Dakota @dakotasmithart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

30 minute study of a Drew Struzan self portrait. Rewatched the documentary on him recently and found some inspiration again. I’ve loved his art my entire life and before I knew he was behind it. A true modern master

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Álvaro Jiménez @alvarojimenez.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🎉🎊🎉🎊 Hey hey heyyyyy today it’s my birthday!! 37 laps around the Sun!! If you could repost this post I would be more than happy!! Here are some of my fave works and my other links! linktr.ee/alvarojimene...

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Delaney King (In Yellow) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Jurassic Park is one of the most important films of our time as it speaks on the subject of the responsibility that must go hand in hand with technology. Even just the lines "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" and...

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SONICMAN69.EXE @sonicman69.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Remember how the PS2 and PS3 supported Linux out of the box? Did you know the Xbox has a dev mode you can access that gives you the ability to run any apps you want including emulators? Something to consider during this period of time

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sleepymossqueenᵗᵗᵛ 🌱 @sleepymossqueen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I don't want to work. I want to play video games and make art.

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Captain Disillusion @captaindisillusion.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The full-length video of Patreon CEO Jack Conte disassembling me psychologically in a hard-hitting 60 Minutes-style interview is now free on YouTube: youtu.be/fCewGo4lvNw

youtu.be

Why Captain Disillusion Is Still The GOAT

YouTube video by Digital Spaghetti

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 20/07/2026

I have been playing this video game (Granblue Relink) pretty fixedly for the last week, and I like to play as this ghost bunny girl with a whip

A drawing of a ghostly bunny girl with very long hair

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TheNCSmaster @thencsmaster.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Half the problem with the way folks consume media now is they harshly police other people’s interests because if they “like the wrong things” it’s somehow going to “ruin” media for everyone else No Tim, just because Bob likes Pokémon doesn’t mean video games are a dying art

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Álvaro Jiménez @alvarojimenez.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yup, also I painted the cover art for the upcoming BLASPHEMOUS I Martyr’s Edition that will be released next October! #blasphemous #coverart #keyart #martyrsedition #illustration #NOAI

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the punk puppeteer guy @feltheadpuppets.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yo Marvel, where’s my Wolverine-goes-to-town-on-a-shitload-of-ICE-goons r-rated comic? Absolute Batman did it and the internet loved it! Hear me out, print it in real ICE goon blood

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jazz (fefw spoiler zone) @miffz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

someone make a cryptid game where it’s open world and u have to earn infamy points whilst avoiding getting caught

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Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author, Stage Combat Guy @mbaileywriter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just saw an author post pop up on my feed using gAI animation. Same author used gAI for promo images. Her bio decries the use of gAI in writing. NO. If you're against writers using gAI, don't use it for "art" to promote your book, you goddamn hypocrite.

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Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It's my bday share my art - type post :)

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